Category: YuJa Verity Test Proctoring Platform

• December 17, 2024

  YuJa Verity Test Proctoring Platform Update – v24.9.0 Release

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  We have successfully pushed an update to all instances residing in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the European Union. This update includes an improved live proctoring media player UI, more secure testing environments by flagging assessments that were closed before submission, a new option to create an exemption list for Lockdown App assessments, and more.

   

  1. Significantly Improved the Live Proctoring Media Player UI with New Features and Activity Notifications
     We’ve redesigned the live proctoring interface to streamline your proctoring process by including the following:
     • New Sidebar Layout to View Test-Takers: We’ve introduced a sidebar view that lets you focus on individual test-takers while keeping others visible in the sidebar. You can click the Next Test-Taker button to easily rotate between test-takers.
       
     • One-Way Audio Bridge to Monitor Test-Takers: To help manually verify specific test violations, such as excessive noise in the environment, you can now set up a one-way audio connection with test-takers to listen to their surroundings.
       
     • View Flagged Events in Real Time: In addition to providing a complete live proctoring report after a session, Verity can flag issues and notify proctors in real time, such as when a test-taker turns off their camera, ensuring you can address potential misconduct immediately.
       
     • Text Chat is Now Embedded in the Collapsible Side Panel: You can now view and respond to chats directly in a collapsible side panel within the live proctoring media player. This feature replaces the previous pop-up window, which could sometimes be distracting as it covered the video feed of test-takers.
       
     • Badge Notifications for Activities: Badge notifications will now display for chats, notes, and flag events, allowing proctors to clearly notice any unread activities.
       
  2. More Secure Testing Environments by Flagging Assessments That Were Closed Without Submission
     For the Verity Browser Extension, in cases where the assessment was closed without a submission, Verity can detect and flag whether the assessment was closed and whether the submission button was clicked. By detecting this issue, Verity will allow test-takers to reenter their testing environment while also ensuring that all test restrictions are still adhered to, such as having a single monitor or limiting website access.
  3. The Desktop Lockdown App Now Supports Creating an Exemption List
     To enhance feature parity between the Browser Extension and Lockdown App proctoring methods, you now have the option to create an exemption list for Lockdown App assessments. This enables the exemption of specific test-takers from proctoring or allows you to apply specific proctoring methods suitable for them.
     
  4. Allow Test-Takers to Join a Live Assessment Early Once the Proctor Joins the Session
     We have always provided proctors the option to join their live session 15 minutes before the assessment starts to ensure they are ready. Now, we’re offering similar capabilities to test-takers, allowing them to join before the start time of their session as long as the proctor has joined.
  5. All Proctored Assessments Have Been Consolidated Onto a Single Page
     With the updated navigation menu, we’ve consolidated the proctoring tools into a single Proctored Assessment page. This centralized view lets you view all proctored assessments and their details in an organized table. To help locate assessments, you can filter them based on their type, the platform they were taken on, and the method of proctoring used.
     
  6. Access Verity’s Specialized Proctoring Assessments from the More Tools Page
     The new More Tools page on Verity offers a dedicated location for specialized tools to proctor assessments. From here, you can access the options to create Practice Assessments, Third-Party Assessments, and Standalone Assessments when required.
     
  7. Verity Will Keep You Authenticated for 30 Days
     If you have authenticated yourself within the last 30 days, you will not be required to authenticate each time you access your LMS to create or join an assessment. Authentication is required only if you haven’t launched the Verity LTI app in the last 30 days.
  8. Integrated Third-Party Assessment Tools Can Be Easily Enabled or Disabled at the Institution Level
     As an administrator, you now have the option to disable your institution’s third-party integrations with Pearson, ALEKS, and McGraw Hill without having to remove them from Verity. If any integrations are needed in the future, you can quickly enable them again, allowing only instructors to access the active integrations. Simply go to Institution Settings > Third-Party Assessment Integrations to customize your third-party integrations.
     
  9. Verity Will Auto-Detect and Sync Courses Created in Blackboard Ultra
     With the enhanced Blackboard integration, new courses in Blackboard can now be automatically detected and synced with Verity, allowing you to enable proctoring for assessments without the need for manual synchronization.
     
  10. More Enhanced Recognition of Vanity URLs for Institutions and Their Associated Users
      Previously, for Verity to recognize the vanity URL of an institution, you would have had to relaunch the Verity LTI app after authentication. Now, upon the first launch of Verity, it will automatically recognize and authenticate you for the correct vanity URL of your institution.

   

• November 4, 2024

  YuJa Verity Test Proctoring Platform Update – November 2024

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  We have successfully pushed an update to all instances residing in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the European Union. This update includes integrated live proctoring sessions within the proctoring setup wizard, an updated Verity results page allowing you to switch between test-takers, a redesigned institution report and course report to provide more in-depth insights, centralized proctoring analytics in the new assessment report, and more.

   

  1. Integration of Live Proctoring Session Within Proctoring Setup Wizard
     Verity now offers a unified workflow for live and non-live proctoring setup. Previously, as an instructor, you could only create a live assessment after setting up a proctored assessment within Verity. Now, we’ve simplified the process by integrating steps for creating a live assessment within our Setup Proctoring wizard.
     
  2. New “Speed-Grader” Results Page Features Ability to Flip Through All Test-Takers in a Single View
     When reviewing proctored assessments, you can now quickly switch between a test-taker’s attempts and those of others all within the same view. Simply select a test-taker from the drop-down list and their attempts to begin reviewing recordings and relevant information, including room scans, ID photos, and configuration details. Additionally, you can also filter test-taker events by flag level, allowing you to analyze the most concerning issues.
     
  3. The Institution Report Offers More In-Depth Analytics to Track Verity’s Usage
     We’ve improved our institution report to offer more key metrics that administrators can utilize to track Verity’s usage over time, along with Course Analytics showcasing an overview of Verity’s usage in particular courses. Some of the analytics include:
     • A graph illustrating the attempts associated with each proctoring method. 
     • The total number of times that test-takers have attempted assessments. 
     • The total number of assessments proctored. 
     • The total number of hours proctored.

     

  4. Improved Course Report Provides New Data Representations to Assess Test-Taker Performance
     The new course report offers insights into flag levels within your course, helping you assess the frequency of severe, major, and minor events flagged in assessments. Additionally, Assessment Analytics provides an overview of each assessment, showing the total number of test-takers, the number of flagged events, and the highest flag level recorded.
     
  5. Centralized Proctoring Analytics in the New Assessment Report
     The new Assessment Report offers proctoring analytics for any assessment you wish to review. It summarizes the status of completed assessments, the number of test-takers marked with Severe, Major, or Minor events, and access detailed analytics for individual test-takers.
     
  6. Modernized Video Player Interface with Redesigned Progress Bar and Icons
     With the modernized video player, you can now view test-takers’ recordings with a redesigned progress bar and icons, making it easier to navigate through the content and quickly access key moments in the recordings.
  7. Verity Mobile Lockdown App Support for Blackboard
     Building on our support for proctored assessments on mobile devices in D2L Brightspace and Moodle, test-takers can now take proctored assessments in Blackboard on their mobile devices.
     
  8. Enhanced Guidance for Screen Sharing in the Verity Lockdown App
     We’ve added a how-to video in the Verity Lockdown app setup process to help test-takers resolve issues related to screen setup for assessments.
     
  9. Resolved Session Time-Outs During Assessments in Blackboard
     Previously, test-takers experienced session time-outs when accessing assessments on Blackboard. Now, we’ve resolved this issue, and test-takers can expect questions to appear within a few seconds.
  10. System Check No longer Required for Exempted Test-Takers
      Previously, exempted test-takers were required to undergo a system check before taking an assessment in the Lockdown app. Now, we’ve resolved this issue, and they can proceed to an assessment without any restriction.
      
  11. Canvas Instructors Can Grade Proctored Assessments Without Requiring the Verity Browser Extension
      Canvas instructors no longer need to download the Verity Browser Extension to grade proctored assessments. They can directly click on their assessment within the Verity Platform, allowing them to grade results on a wider range of browsers and devices, including Safari and iPads.
      

   

• September 23, 2024

  YuJa Verity Test Proctoring Platform Update – September 2024

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  We have successfully pushed an update to all instances residing in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the European Union. This update includes integrated guided assistance to help new students access assessments, review live session notes, Verity Mobile Lockdown App support for D2L Brightspace and Moodle, security ID PINs, faster processing speeds for reports, auto-sync LMS sub-accounts, and more.

  
  

  1. Integrated Guided Assistance to Help New Students Navigate Verity Assessments for the First Time
     Similar to our existing support for Canvas and Moodle, D2L Brightspace administrators can now implement custom Verity UI across D2L, helping students access assessments. For example, if students attempt to access an assessment without authentication, they will be automatically guided through the necessary steps to resolve the issue. Future releases will provide this feature to Blackboard. To enable this capability, please contact your Client Success Manager.
     
  2. Review Live Session Notes on the Results Page
     We’ve added a dedicated Live Notes tab that consolidates all notes made by proctors during live sessions. Proctors reviewing the session can then navigate to the video’s relevant part by selecting any note.
     
  3. Verity Mobile Lockdown App Support for D2L Brightspace and Moodle
     With the successful release of our Mobile Lockdown App for iOS and Android, which initially supported proctored assessments on Canvas, we have extended compatibility to allow D2L Brightspace and Moodle proctored assessments to be taken on mobile devices. Future updates will provide support to Blackboard proctored assessments.
     
  4. Security ID PINs to Help Verify Account Access
     We’ve introduced unique ID pins for each account that users can relay to our support staff to confirm they have access to the account they need help on.
     
  5. Test the API Access on the Institution and Course Level
     Administrators can test Verity’s LMS API access to ensure APIs can successfully create, delete, and update assessments.
     
  6. Faster Processing Speeds for Report Generation
     Large institutions will notice significantly faster processing speeds when accessing their Verity reports.
  7. Access to Assessments Will be Blocked if Test Takers Navigate to Another Page or Application
     If a test taker attempts to access another web page or application, Verity will automatically block access to the assessment, preventing third-party applications, such as capture tools, from interfering with the assessment.
     
  8. New Progress Bar UI to Track the Status of ID Verification and Room Scan Uploads
     We’ve introduced a real-time progress bar to track the upload status for larger files that may take longer to upload.
     
  9. Retain Proctoring Settings for Assessments Course-Copied Between Courses in Blackboard
     Blackboard instructors who copy proctored assessments between courses will now have their proctoring settings automatically applied to the assessment when it is added to a different course. This feature will be provided to other LMS in future releases.
     
  10. Auto-Sync LMS Hierarchy for Sub-Accounts, Nodes, and Sub-Orgs
      In our previous update, we introduced a scope setting that allows administrators to enable Verity for specific LMS sub-accounts, sub-organizations, or nodes. With this release, Verity will now automatically detect new courses within the hierarchy every 24 hours, ensuring admins no longer need to manually update their scope settings.
      
• July 23, 2024

  YuJa Verity Test Proctoring Platform Update – July 2024

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  We have successfully pushed an update to all instances residing in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the European Union. This update includes a streamlined wizard to create proctored assessments, LMS hierarchy support, email confirmations for registered live assessments, custom suffix settings, guided steps for test-takers, video tutorials for adding applications to a blocked list, improved integration with Aleks, and a new add-on: Live Check-In.

   

  1. Streamlined Wizard to Quickly Create Proctored Assessments
     We now provide a step-by-step walkthrough for setting up Verity when creating a proctored assessment on an LMS or with a third-party proctoring tool. Assessment creators will be guided through each step of the process, from platform and configuration selection to live session setup, ensuring assessments are ready for test-takers.
     
  2. LMS Hierarchy Support for Sub-Accounts, Nodes, and Sub-Orgs: Enable Verity for Specific LMS Hierarchies or Courses
     We’ve implemented a scope setting that allows administrators to enable Verity-only specific LMS sub-accounts / sub-org / BB Node.
     
  3. Email Confirmations for Registered Live Proctoring Session
     Test-takers who register for a live proctoring session will receive a confirmation email detailing their registration.
     
  4. Customize the Suffix to Distinguish Proctored Assessments
     Verity has always provided a suffix at the end of a proctored assessment name to distinguish it from other assessments. Administrators can now customize or remove their suffixes to suit their institution’s preference.
     
  5. Canvas Now Supports Auto-Detection and Student Walkthrough of Student Setup
     Test-takers attempting to access a proctored assessment without the Verity Browser Extension will automatically receive step-by-step guidance on how to download the extension and access their assessment. We expect to roll out this same capability for D2L and Moodle in the next release cycle. To enable this capability, please contact your Client Success Manager.
     
  6. On-Demand Video Tutorials to Help Add Blocked Applications for Windows and Mac
     In an effort to provide on-demand support, we’ve included tutorial videos for both Windows and Mac devices on how to manually add programs to Verity’s blocked application list. This will ensure that test-takers cannot access specific programs during their proctored assessments.
     
  7. Improved Third-Party Integration With Aleks
     When creating a third-party assessment with Aleks, Verity will now automatically enter the password for test-takers to access the assessment.
     

  Verity Add-On: Live Check-In

  1. New Proctoring Add-On: “Live Check-In” to Remotely Monitor Assessments Upon Misconduct
     Complementing our existing Live Proctoring options, Live Check-In (similar to Live Pop-In) leverages Verity’s live monitoring infrastructure to flag and, in real time, notify human proctors of potential misconduct. Proctors can then remotely enter a test-taker’s environment to address the issue. This new offering provides institutions with choices when selecting their preferred proctoring options, as we aim to act as a one-stop shop for all proctoring needs.
     
• May 17, 2024

  YuJa Verity Test Proctoring Platform Update – May 2024

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  We have successfully pushed an update to all instances residing in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the European Union. This update includes real-time notification to live proctors, institution-wide proctoring restrictions, a new workflow for creating a list of approved URLs, enhanced proctoring restrictions UI, the option to send proctor recordings to specified emails, new filtering options for recordings, and quality of live improvements to the media player.

  
  

  1. Real-Time Notifications to Live Proctors for Flagged Restrictions
     During a live assessment, the Events log will provide proctors with a list of flagged restrictions that have occurred for each user in real time. Proctors can use this information to immediately view a user’s environment and create any notes regarding the flagged restriction.
     
  2. Institution-Wide Proctoring Restrictions Such as Disabling Room Scan
     Administrators can choose to disable specific proctoring restrictions across their entire institution, ensuring they are not applied to any assessments. This can be used to disable restrictions that may not comply with an institution’s state-level or even federal policies.
     
  3. Create a List of Approved URLs That Can Be Accessed During Assessments
     Previously, the option to create a list of approved URLs was hidden inside the Close Open Tabs and Disable New Tabs restrictions. We have now added the Website Access feature inside the Proctoring Restrictions to allow an approved list of URLs to be accessed during an assessment.
     
  4. Enhanced Proctoring Restriction UI When Selecting Proctoring Platforms
     Some quiz restrictions apply exclusively to specific platforms, like the Desktop Lockdown App. Verity will notify those creating a proctored assessment of any disabled restrictions when they select an alternative platform, such as the Mobile Lockdown App.
     
  5. Ability to Send Proctor Recordings to Specified Emails
     Proctors reviewing assessments can send recordings to any specified email address.
     
  6. New Capabilities to Filter Recordings by Notes
     A new filter has been implemented in the Verity Results table to help proctors identify recordings that include notes.
     
  7. Quality of Life Improvements to the Verity Media Player
     In the Verity media player, proctors can control the playback of assessments by simply clicking within the viewing area to play, pause, or resume the video. Additionally, we have implemented a new UI to indicate the end of a recording.
     
• April 8, 2024

  YuJa Verity Test Proctoring Platform Update – “Sapphire”

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  We have successfully pushed an update to all instances residing in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the European Union. This update includes the new Mobile Lockdown App for iOS and Android, settings to establish optional and mandatory institution-wide profiles, the option to apply specific proctoring profiles to individual students, enhanced options for the media player, and the option to download assessment results.

  
  

  1. New Mobile Lockdown Apps for iOS and Android Devices with Support for Automated and Live Proctoring
     Our Lockdown Application module just got more powerful with iOS and Android support. Now instructors can opt to enable students with the ability to take assessments on the Verity Lockdown Mobile app. The new application supports Mobile Lockdown for both Automated and Live proctoring scenarios.
     
  2. Mobile Proctoring Platform Options Integrated
     We have added the Mobile Lockdown App as a new proctoring platform, allowing assessment administrators to offer instructors the option of selecting their preferred set of plans.
     
  3. Establish Optional or Mandatory Institution-Wide Profiles for Assessments
     Institution administrators can create profiles that can be applied to assessments.
     • Institution-Wide Profiles: Optional profiles from which assessment administrators can select.
     • Designated Institution-Wide Profiles: Mandatory profiles from which assessment administrators must select.

     

  4. Apply Profiles to Individual Students Based on Special Needs or Accommodations
     Assessment administrators can apply unique proctoring profiles to individual students who may have special needs or have an approved accommodation.
     
  5. Enhanced Media Player for Reviewing Proctored Assessments
     We’ve made several improvements to Verity’s media player for reviewing proctored assessments.
     • Selecting flagged points in the play bar will highlight issues in the Flagged Events list.
     • Scrubbing through recordings provides dynamic video thumbnails.
     • Keystrokes are available for download.

     

  6. Download Assessment Results for Offline Viewing
     Assessment Administrators can download a PDF report for any assessment, which includes detailed information regarding flag levels, notes, and keystrokes.
     
• March 7, 2024

  YuJa Verity Test Proctoring Platform – “Ruby” – Post Release Update to US, CAN, AUS, and EU Zones

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  We have successfully pushed a hotfix to all instances residing in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the European Union. This hotfix allows administrators to establish default institution-wide profiles, the option for assessment administrators to organize profiles, and more frequent AI monitoring for suspicious objects.

  1. Establish a Default Institution-Wide Proctoring Profile
     Institution administrators can set a default proctoring profile, which is automatically applied to all proctored assessments. This guarantees that, in accordance with the institution’s policy, the necessary proctoring tools will be preselected for every proctored assessment.
     
  2. Create and Organize Profiles for Institutional, Course, and Personal Use
     Proctoring profiles can now be created and organized into one of several categories:
     • Institution Profiles: Profiles available for all assessment administrators in the institution.
     • Course Profiles: Profiles accessible only within the course in which they were created.
     • For Myself: Personal profiles you have created for yourself.

     

  3. More Frequent AI Monitoring for Suspicious Objects
     In our previous update, we introduced an AI analysis tool designed to detect suspicious objects like phones, books, and monitors within the student’s environment at the start of an assessment. We have now enhanced this feature to monitor objects more frequently through the student’s assessment.
      
• February 23, 2024

  YuJa Verity Test Proctoring Platform – “Ruby” Released to US, CAN, AUS, and EU Zones

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  We have successfully pushed an update to all instances residing in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the European Union. This update includes AI Video Analysis and Room Scan proctor settings, a redesign for the student proctoring report, new whiteboard and scientific calculator tools for the Recording Panel, a visual list of applications for the Block Applications feature, and a new privacy policy check for students.

  1. New Proctor Setting: AI Video Analysis for Both Browser Extension and Lockdown App Proctoring
     Utilizing the student’s webcam, the AI Video Analysis module will monitor the testing environment to flag suspicious activities and detect faces.
     • Exactly One Person: The student’s webcam will monitor whether there is one person in view at all times.
       
     • Suspicious Objects: The student’s webcam will monitor if suspicious objects, such as phones, are within their testing environment.
       

     
     

  2. New Proctor Setting: Enhanced Room Scan for Both Browser Extension and Lockdown App Proctoring
     To ensure testing environments are free of any prohibited material, assessment administrators can now require students to provide an enhanced 360-degree view of their surroundings by scanning their rooms using their laptops or webcams.
     
  3. New User Experience for Student Proctoring Report
     We’ve modernized Verity’s proctoring report with improved summary analytics and flag-level insights, as well as introduced a new color palette and refined button designs in alignment with our branding goals. Those reviewing the assessments will gain access to comprehensive analytics, presenting insights into student attempts and the total number of students with severe, major, and minor flag levels.
     
  4. Enhanced Media Player for Reviewing Proctored Assessments
     Verity’s Media Player has been updated to provide redesigned icons and now offers integrated multi-stream recordings, combining webcam and screen captures into one recording. Those reviewing the assessment can then filter flagged events within a dedicated tab to quickly navigate to the most concerning issues within the recording.
     
  5. New Whiteboard and Scientific Calculator Tools for the Recording Panel for Both Browser Extension and Lockdown App Proctoring
     The Verity Recording Panel now offers more tools to help students during their assessments.
     • Whiteboard: Students can use the whiteboard to take notes during their assessment by drawing, typing, and creating images with various shapes.
       
     • Scientific Calculator: Students can use the Verity built-in scientific calculator to ensure they do not need extra material on their desks or additional programs on their computers.
       
  6. Improved Block Applications with a Visual Selection List of Common Applications
     We have enhanced Verity’s Block Applications feature, now offering assessment administrators a pre-populated selection of applications, allowing them to easily choose which programs to block on a student’s device.
     
  7. Privacy and Academic Integrity Agreement Check
     With the advancement in our remote monitoring capabilities, YuJa Verity is committed to being transparent with how data is collected and stored. That is why we have added a privacy and academic agreement check at the beginning of every assessment to ensure students are informed about who has access to their data.
     
• January 12, 2024

  YuJa Verity Test Proctoring Platform – “Quartz” Released to US, CAN, AUS, and EU Zones

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  We have successfully pushed an update to all instances residing in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the European Union. This update includes text and audio chat for the Live Proctoring, a new accessible design for Verity’s proctor settings, new restrictions to disable right-clicking and printing, the option to enforce screen recording, view website links visited by students, a redesign of the Verity Browser Extension, updated list view of Profiles, and overall usability enhancements.

   

  1. Verity Live: Integrated Text Chat for Automated Browser Extension and Lockdown App Proctoring
     For live proctoring sessions, proctors and students can communicate with each other through our built-in chat feature.
     
  2. Verity Live: Audio Chat for Automated and Lockdown App Proctoring
     Proctors and students can communicate with each other during a live assessment by establishing a two-way audio connection.
     
  3. New Accessible Design for Verity’s Proctor Settings
     We have redesigned the Verity proctor settings to better suit smaller screens. By designing smaller UI elements and reorganizing each proctor setting, instructors can easily view and navigate to their desired settings on any screen size.
     
  4. Screen Recording Is Now an Optional Proctor Setting
     Instructors can enable our screen recording feature on a per-assessment basis to provide proctoring features that are only necessary for paper-based assessments within a remote environment.
     
  5. Enhanced System Check to Enforce Screen Recording
     To increase security measures, the Verity System Check will now require students to share their entire screen instead of having the option to share a tab or window for recording.
     
  6. Review a List of Websites Visited by Students
     Instructors can enable Record Web Traffic to track and review specific websites visited by each student during an assessment.
     
  7. Flagged Event for Server Disconnections
     In cases where a student’s device may become disconnected from Verity’s servers, such as losing internet connection, Verity will flag the issue for instructors to review.
     
  8. Automated Proctoring: Flagged Event for When Webcam Feed Goes Dark
     If Verity cannot detect a student’s environment for reasons such as a covered webcam, the event will be flagged for instructors to review.
     
  9. New Automated Proctor Setting: Disable Right-Click
     Similar to our built-in feature to disable right-click in the Lockdown App, instructors can now prevent students from using the right-click function during their Automated assessments.
     
  10. New Automated Proctor Setting: Disable Printing
      Instructors can now prevent students from using the print function during their Automated assessments.
      
  11. Choose to Enable Manual ID Verification
      Instructors can select manual ID verification in favor of AI-enhanced verification when reviewing student IDs.
      
  12. Launch the Verity Portal from the Redesigned Browser Extension
      We have provided a more modern look to the Verity Browser Extension and have included direct access to the Verity Portal through the new Launch Portal button.
      
  13. Search for Profiles Within the New List View
      Instructors can access a dedicated window to view and select profiles, which includes a searchable list to quickly find their desired profile.
      
  14. Overall Usability Enhancements
      Verity is committed to providing the best experience for instructors and students, which is why we’ve been hard at work providing some usability enhancements, such as:
      • The new Exemptions UI provides an at-a-glance view of the number of students who have been exempted from Verity.
      • The System Check will automatically skip steps that are not required.
• November 21, 2023

  YuJa Verity Test Proctoring Platform – “Pearl” Released to US, CAN, AUS, and EU Zones

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  We have successfully pushed an update to all instances residing in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the European Union. This update includes a new redesign for the Live Proctoring Dashboard, the option to assign custom flag levels for events, ability to take private proctoring notes within the Proctoring Video Player when reviewing results, new proctor settings – such as Audio Detection, Block Virtual Machines, and Block Applications – ability to create institution-wide Proctoring Global Profiles, a pre-assessment compatibility check, and a new UI redesign for blocking embedded content.

   

  1. Verity Live: New Dashboard for Live Proctoring
     Verity Live, a module within the YuJa Verity Test Proctoring Platform, has undergone a significant update to its dashboard, with an emphasis on adding new capabilities and user experience improvements. These changes provide a more intuitive and seamless navigation experience for proctors. Now, proctors can effortlessly explore various views, including:
     • Gallery: Conveniently view multiple live cameras within an improved dashboard panel
     • Screen View: Single-click to flip to view all proctored student’s screens
       
     • Student-Specific View: Select and focus on a single student’s view with a specialized full-screen view.
       

     
     
     

  2. Verity Live: Student-Specific View
     Expanding upon our Student-Specific View, this feature will allow proctors to direct their attention to a specific student during an assessment by simply selecting a student and accessing a full-screen view of the live recording to oversee a detailed perspective of the student’s testing environment.
     
  3. Assign Custom Flag Levels for Events
     Instructors have the flexibility to tailor event flagging to meet their standards by assigning custom flag levels—Minor, Major, or Severe—for events recorded during proctored sessions. Additionally, instructors can choose to have certain events ignored by Verity by simply choosing not to flag an event.
     
  4. Proctoring Video Player Notetaking When Reviewing Sessions
     Complementing Verity’s automated event tracking and logging, when reviewing proctored assessments, instructors can now take notes directly within the Proctoring Video Player to manually keep track of important details in recorded sessions.
     
  5. New Event to Flag Audio Detection
     To ensure the integrity of a student’s testing environment, any loud audio occurrences during the assessment are automatically flagged if the Record Audio setting is enabled. This will allow assessment reviewers to focus on areas of concern, aiding in the detection of potential unauthorized assistance.
     
  6. New Lockdown App Setting: Block Virtual Machines
     Virtual machines provide students access to multiple operating systems on a single device, which can be used to bypass proctor settings. The Lockdown App will allow instructors to enable virtual machine detection to provide online integrity during proctored assessments. If a virtual machine is detected, this will prevent students from starting or continuing their assessment.
     
  7. New Lockdown App Setting: Block Applications from Running
     Instructors now have more control during online proctored assessments with the new Block Application feature for the Lockdown App. By listing as many applications as desired, instructors can prevent students from using tools, such as social media and Microsoft apps, to provide distraction-free assessment.
     
  8. Create Global Profiles for Institution-Wide Proctor Settings
     To streamline access to proctor settings on a per-assessment basis that consistently meets requirements for a standardized online environment, administrators can now establish Global Profiles for their institution. Instructors will then have access to select these profiles to apply the required proctor settings to their assessments.
     
  9. Lockdown App: Pre-Assessment Compatibility Check
     Students requiring the use of the Lockdown App for their assessments will now have the opportunity to conduct a comprehensive pre-assessment compatibility check. This will provide students with information regarding the upcoming proctored assessment, including details on monitored actions, assessment restrictions, and verification of external devices, such as audio and video. This proactive step ensures students are well-prepared and their devices meet all necessary requirements before starting the assessment.
     
  10. Refreshed UI to Block Embedded Content
      Assessment administrators can allow students to access specific web pages during their assessment; however, some pages may incorporate embedded content from external sources. To provide students with a clear indication that they do not have access to this content, we’ve provided a refreshed UI that will only block the embedded areas, ensuring the rest of the web page is visible.